Arianna Casellas
Ian Carlo Mendoza

Várzea do Douro

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About

“In that moment I understood the singing of the bird, and the language of the water filling in the basin of the fountain, and the beginning and end of the wind that stirred the leaves: it seemed to me that i was a word spoken by the sunlight.”
Ursula K. Le Guin

Resonance refers to the phenomenon that occurs when two systems enter into an energetic relationship mediated by frequency. This mutual oscillation allows the second system to continue vibrating even if the first system is stopped, as if it were an echo. Resonance can be observed in a variety of physical systems, including molecular particles, neural tissue, and electronic technologies. It is a fundamental characteristic of a cosmos that vibrates as much as it does anything else. However, resonance also has symbolic and philosophical significance. The term is derived from the Latin word "resonantia," meaning "echo," and it suggests correlations between the macrocosm and the microcosm, with the phrase "as above, so below.".

Artists:
Arianna Casellas
Ian Carlo Mendoza

Team:
Joaquim Durães - Artistic Direction
Luís Sobreiro - Film Direction 
Duarte Ferreira - Sound
Pedro Monteiro - Production

Thanks to:
Rústico, Casa Senhora da Guia, Carlos Monteiro, Rosa Monteiro, Marco Oliveira and Arya.

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This residence took place between 9 and 11 of October 2021 in Várzea do Douro, Marco de Canavezes, Portugal.

biographies

Arianna Casellas
Arianna Casellas sings her proto travel diary, but begins to want to put it down so that she can actually enjoy the landscape.
Among her stories, she finds Kauê Gindri, sailor and companion on adventures, master of the mystical percussions of the heart, cradling in composed beats melodies full of family, time and emotion.

Ian Carlo Mendonza
He is a percussionist, composer and performer.
Native to Mexico. He was born in Culiácan, Sináloa in 1979.
He has played all over Mexico, France, Spain, Germany and Portugal. He was and is an active member of different groups of jazz, rock, African, improvised and experimental music. He has composed jingles for radio and television, as well as music for documentaries. He has developed workshops for children, adults and adolescents at risk.